The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a major part of New York state’s restrictions on carrying firearms, handing gun rights advocates a partial victory in their challenge to a law they say drastically curtailed where licensed gun owners may carry in the Empire State.
In a decision issued on Monday, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling blocking New York from enforcing its ban on firearms on private property open to the public—such as restaurants, gas stations, and retail stores—without the owner’s express consent.
